Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Indy Transponder 13-JUL-2011 1030z

Patty Wagstaff’s Second Act  from Air & Space Magazine - An airship superstar adds firefighting to her repertoire…


HAI Announces first-ever HELI-CENTER™ at EAA AirVenture - Helicopter Association International | HAI is pleased to announce the first-ever HELI-CENTER™ at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. from July 25-31, 2011. This 'Hub of Vertical Flight,' located directly across from the flight line, is the perfect place for thousands of fixed-wing pilots and ...

Oshkosh Bound? Sporty's Has an App for That – and it's Free - AMTOnline.com | The official EAA AirVenture 2011 Fly-In App is available for both Apple devices (iPhones, iPads, iPod Touch) and Android devices (phones and tablets) and includes everything show-goers need, from maps to guides to schedules to even late-breaking news. ...

Civilian-owned aerobatic jet team wows crowds - Post-Tribune | The five-ship, aerobatic, civilian-owned jet team is based in Lancaster, Pa. Jerry “Jive” Kerby, a lieutenant colonel now retired from the US Air Force, is the team leader and also is referred to as “Metal One.” He took some time out of the team's busy ...

Civil Air Patrol involved in air show - St. Augustine Record | St. Augustine Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron 173 along with members of squadrons from Cecil Field and Craig Field played a big role in the success of the recent St. Augustine Air Show held at the Northeast Florida Regional Airport. ...

Countdown to Snowbirds arrival is on! – CFTKTV | On August fourth the iconic Snowbirds will take over Prince Rupert harbour to perform a spectacular aerial show. The festivities will begin at 3-O'clock at the Rotary Waterfront Park and will include food vendors,and entertainment. ...

Mayor Kiss OKs air show for Burlington; concerns remain - BurlingtonFreePress.com | The US Air Force Thunderbirds put on a show over Lake Champlain at Waterfront Park in Burlington in 2006. / Free Press file photo Qualified by concerns over air pollution and a perceived military endorsement, Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss today approved an ...

City chooses promoter to organize air show next spring - Baltimore Sun - The City Commission unanimously chose Lauderdale Air Show, run by B. Lilley Inc., the group that puts on the Cocoa Beach show. They also rejected a claim by the other group of promoters, Air Lauderdale, that they had an ...

An amazing piece of flying!  from Bayou Renaissance Man by Peter | Yesterday an Antonov An-24 transport aircraft belonging to the Russian airline Angara ditched in the River Ob near Strezhevoy after a fire started in its port engine. The aircraft that crashed is shown below in happier times…

WWII fighter pilot part of D-Day Memorial's Family Day - New Era Progress | By Staff The National D-Day Memorial in Bedford will host a Family Day on Saturday with World War II veterans and living history displays. William B. Overstreet, a WWII fighter pilot who flew his plane under the Eiffel Tower, will be on hand, ...

The Navy’s last Marlin — Martin P5M walkaround  from Travel for Aircraft | Martin’s last design in a long history of flying boats was the P5M Marlin, later redesignated to the SP-5 Marlin. She served for nearly two decades from 1951 through the 1960s, flying missions in the Vietnam War aiding in the detection and  tracking of military shipping from North Vietnam to South Vietnam…

Aero Club hears ideas to counter pilot shortage  from Kansas.com: Aviation by MOLLY MCMILLIN | Flight training is one of the biggest concerns for Craig Fuller, head of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.  In the past 15 years, the number of pilots has dropped from about 800,000 to about 600,000. Airlines are worried about how to fill the pipeline, he said.  Fuller spoke Tuesday to about 175 people at the Wichita Aero Club's monthly luncheon at the Wichita Airport Hilton.  Read more

Episode 155 – Bryce Soars  from Airplane Geeks Podcast by thegeeks@airplanegeeks.com (Airplane Geeks)  Guest Bryce Kujat has been flying since 1999 with about 6000 hours, including night cargo along the Gulf Coast in a C-310 and BE-58. He’s flown Lear 35, Caravans in Africa, experimental Navy surveillance aircraft, and charter in the Caribbean. Bryce holds a glider commercial and instructor license and he flys with the Cleveland Soaring Society. Bryce now flies low level atmospheric research aircraft over the Pacific Ocean for the Naval Postgraduate School.  The week’s aviation news…

QuickPic: Unbelievable! Hot Air Balloon Aerobatics?  by Martt |  I love things that fly, and I love them even more if they're somewhere between kinda quirky and very quirky. So this upside down hot air balloon is pretty high on my list of cool flying machines! No, it's not really inverted, you can see the real basket hanging out the bottom (top?) - and the basket at the top is just a dummy. Pretty clever work by Cameron Balloons a few years back for German industrial company Festo…

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